African bullfrogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus) are large frogs that live across sub-Saharan Africa and prefer areas where water is plentiful and fresh. These monster frogs can be found anywhere with ...

It is late at night and above you stretches the vast expanse of the Southern African sky that stretches to eternity. You are alone with your thoughts, or at least you think you are. Suddenly, your ...

African dwarf frogs are usually low-maintenance pets, but they are still living creatures who can get a plethora of diseases. Dropsy, or bloat, is one of those diseases that most often affects ...

Violet Razau fetches water from a makeshift well outside her home in Mabvuku, a suburb east of Harare, Zimbabwe. She has had ...

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Northern Cricket Frog. Image via Openverse. The term “frog” encompasses over 7,000 species worldwide, and care requirements vary dramatically between them. Aquatic frogs like African Dwarf Frogs need ...

Humidity is a bit easier to adjust, either by misting with a water bottle or increasing the enclosure’s water level. The ideal substrate will also vary depending on your frog’s species. Substrate is ...

Africa is not a continent of lack—it is a continent of abundance. Africa is not a problem to be solved—it is a promise to be ...

“We were stunned. This is now the highest-dwelling frog species recorded on the African continent,” said Prof Channing. These frogs were found nearly 1,000 metres above their previously known range, ...